Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> If a huge number of demonstrators really, really want to take
> chances, offend the police, break stuff, or what have you, they can
> and will do it, whatever rally organizers or "peace marshals" or
> others might say or do.
Yes. I've been in that situation twice -- and when it happens, it's a rush like nothing else I know. And when small groups try to fake it, it's one of the stupidest things I know. The young woman who broke apart the local SDS back in 1969 by joining the Weatherman got her arm broken during the Days of Rage. The last time I saw her, she was passing through town from east to west and consulting an astrology guide to see what bus she should take. I wonder if Chuck0 will end up in astrology or the Baptists? :-)
Carrol
If the crowd who want to take chances,
> offend the police, break stuff, etc. are too small to overwhelm and
> override the rally organizers, "peace marshals," etc., they are too
> few to overwhelm and override the police.
> --
> Yoshie
>
> * Calendar of Events in Columbus:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osudivest.org/>
> * Al-Awda-Ohio: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Awda-Ohio>
> * Solidarity: <http://solidarity.igc.org/>